Callogorgia indica Versluys

Ramvilas, Ghosh, Alderslade, Philip & Ranjeet, Kutty, 2023, The taxonomy of Indian gorgonians: an assessment of the descriptive records of gorgonians (Anthozoa: Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) recorded as occurring in the territorial waters of India, along with neighbouring regions and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the highlighting of perceived unethical practice, Zootaxa 5236 (1), pp. 1-124 : 107

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scientific name	Callogorgia indica Versluys
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Callogorgia indica Versluys View in CoL in Thomson & Henderson, 1906

Caligorgia indica Versluys, 1906 , MS. In: Thomson & Henderson, 1906: 43–45 (Andamans).

Opinion: This species does occur in the region but is not recognizable.

Justification:

These Indian records seem to be either invalid or unconfirmable: Thomson & Henderson 1906: 43–45 (Andamans); Thomson & Simpson 1909: 180 (Andamans & Laccadives).

Literature analysis: Caligorgia indica was established as a new species by Thomson & Henderson (1906) using the manuscript name of the specific epithet from a report by Verslyus on their material. Unfortunately, no illustrations were given. The species is now recognised as being in the genus Callogorgia of which Caligorgia (sensu Wright & Studer 1889) is a junior synonym. Primnoella indica Kükenthal, 1907 is also a Callogorgia , but it was synonymised with C. formosa by Bayer (1982). Rao & Devi (2003) just list the species.

References

Bayer, F. M. (1982) Some new and old species of the primnoid genus Callogorgia Gray, with a revalidation of the related genus Fanellia Gray (Coelenterata: Anthozoa). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 95 (1), 116 - 160.

Rao, D. V. & Devi, K. (2003) Studies on the soft corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) of Andaman Islands, Bay of Bengal. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional paper, 206, 1 - 99.

Thomson, J. A. & Henderson, W. D. (1906) An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator in the Indian Ocean. 1. The Alcyonarians of the Deep Sea. The Indian Museum, Calcutta, 132 + xvi pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 8279

Thomson, J. A. & Simpson, J. J. (1909) An account of the alcyonarians collected by the Royal Indian Marine Survey Ship Investigator in the Indian Ocean. The Alcyonarians of the Littoral Area. The Indian Museum, Calcutta, 319 + xviii pp.

Versluys, J. (1906). Die Gorgoniden Der Siboga-Expedition. II. Die Primnoidae. Siboga-Expedition Monograph, 13 a, 1 - 187.

Wright E. & Studer, T. (1889) Report on the Alcyonaria collected by H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873 - 1876. Report of the Scientific results of the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger during 1873 - 1876, Zoology, 31 (4), I - IXXII, 1 - 314.